Reflection in the Mirror
Out of habit, I felt for the light switch in our bathroom, I flipped it on, but… the darkness remained. My body shook with terror. Holding on to the cold and slick counter top, I looked toward the mirror and saw a dreary gray of nothing. In desperation, I felt the urge to scratch through the glass into the... >Read More
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Janet Perez Eckles,
Women
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Through Anxiety: A Path of Healing
How do we make sense of the chapters of our lives we'd rather didn't exist? How do we re-write the table of contents when our story strays from what we had planned?
There is a chapter of my life that I had no idea would ever exist for me, nor would I have ever chosen this particular chapter. However, I... >Read More
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sharon scheirer,
Women
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Tears from Blind Eyes
"How's my little girl?" asked my uncle reaching out to his daughter pulling her close. She giggled and my heart drooled as I watched him give her a loving hug and a kiss. At 10 years of age I cried out in silence for a little of that tenderness. Words of endearment never slipped from my dad's lips. And... >Read More
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Jan Perez Eckles,
LIFE,
Women
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Facing Childhood Cancer
I would never have believed that a church would pray for a family they didn't know. But when they heard the news that doctors believed a child in this family had cancer - Lymphoma - that's what they did. My son Sam had a mass on his liver and spleen and small tumors forming in his abdomen. He was... >Read More
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Teri Cerro,
Women
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In Control
I went through life by always having to be in control; being in charge. I was the disciplinarian at home and was the one who did all the "grounding".
When it came to my job, I'd be the one to organize and get social events happening. If there was a party or a function to plan - get Donna Leah... >Read More
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Donna Leah Warren,
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Women
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My Life With MS
After my schooling I worked in a clothing store and was planning to attend college. I thought my life was full and that I had everything I needed as I went about running it the way I wanted to. Being a person who is fashion oriented I was very much involved in the fashion industry through my position as... >Read More
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ambreen akhtar,
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Women
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Why Me?
"Boy, God must really be gunning for you!"
As the tears began to stream down my face, I was grateful we were working in the relative darkness of an ultrasound room. The comment made by a nurse was simply an off-handed remark. The words themselves were harmless, but they gained power and cut deep because they echoed the feelings that... >Read More
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susan martinuk,
Women
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Breast Cancer: Prevention to Prognosis
By now we are probably all familiar with the risk factors for... >more
Living With A.L.S.: Frank Chose to Make it Better
As with any serious illness, being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS,... >more
What Do You Fear?
